It's just one, and I haven't withdrawn from the class yet. i'm a good student with a good GPA, and i want to withdraw from the class cause i know i won't even make a C mark in it, i'd rather withdraw than get a D or fail the class even.
2007-07-14 09:27:55 · 9 answers · asked by Duchess of Cookieshire 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
i don't know how to explain a W to my parents. i dropped the same math class spring semester (because the math teacher was really bad and i didn't learn anything at all) and they were so upset with me. i don't want to lie to them, but i don't know how to explain myself to them. i'm taking 2 classes and a lab in the summer right now, Stats and Astronomy and the lab for astronomy.
i'm doing great in astronomy and the lab, but i find it difficult to concentrate in Stats.
they'll probably tell me i was too lazy and didn't study enough and that's why i withdrew from the class. that might be true. i don't feel motivated at all. and this teacher was even worse than the previous one...this teacher doesn't collect hw and only gives tests, your overall grade is based on those tests.
i like hw cause you get points to balance your overall grade if you don't do great on the tests, but when he doesn't collect hw and give points for it, it's just incredibly difficult.
2007-07-14 09:47:53 · update #1
It's not a bad thing to withdraw from a class if you re-take the class, or take another class to replace it, later on.
I had three W's on my college transcript, got into all the grad schools I wanted with scholarships, had 2 W's on my Master's transcript and still got full scholarship to do my PhD.
Really, everything is explainable and if you re-take the class later then it'll look like you were just unprepared to take it but that you were still very serious about doing well.
Explaining it to your parents is another story. If you wait too long to withdraw, they still have to pay for a class that you didn't take. Pocket-book issues really anger people.
Good luck with that.
2007-07-14 11:21:34 · answer #1 · answered by LadeeLuvleeLox 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends. If you are trying to get into a professional school like medicine, etc. then they are going to look at the W and assume you were failing the class. Even so, you can always say that you weren't prepared for it. If your GPA is good then I seriously doubt it will be a problem. I have friends who even failed courses in college and are doctors today. I just used medicine because its an example I know, but I'm sure the same applies to whatever degree you are choosing to pursue.
2007-07-14 09:50:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a total of 4 W's on my undergrad transcript. I applied to 4 law schools, received full-tuition scholarships from 3 schools and 30% from the 4th school. You're better off with a W than a D or F in my opinion.
2007-07-14 10:22:45 · answer #3 · answered by browneyedgirl623 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I withdrew from a Calculus class that just wasn't working out for me. I took it again the next semester and did fine. No one has ever asked me about it. This was 27 years ago...
2007-07-14 09:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by ready4sea 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I persoanlly feel that the withdrawl is kind of a neutral grade, in that it doesn't really look good or bad.
You are on the right track when you say that you don't want to get a D or fail the class.
2007-07-14 09:34:24 · answer #5 · answered by Su-Nami 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a college admission professional I would be concerned about a W. I would expect a student to explain why there withdrew from the class and what complications they were having. I would also consider what subject the class is in and if they student took another class to fill in the class the student withdrew from.
2007-07-14 09:33:44 · answer #6 · answered by BiBoi 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
If it is just one, it probably won't affect you. The problem is when it becomes a habit, and people have more W's than actual grades on their transcripts.
2007-07-14 09:31:27 · answer #7 · answered by neniaf 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
no one cares about Ws unless you have a lot of them for a reason other than missing a whole semester
2007-07-14 09:31:01 · answer #8 · answered by poetcomic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It don't matterr
2013-11-12 03:17:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋